Sales Engineer (Dallas, TX)

We believe Sales Engineers at Okta are involved in all stages of the customer’s development lifecycle and are experienced using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers. We are looking for great teammates that can build sales presentations, product demonstrations, and educate customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on the best ways to cloud security technology. We believe in Okta’s Sales Engineers empathize with customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed and clarifying questions and presenting solutions that target those needs. You have the rare combination of technical savviness and business insight and you’re looking for a career where you can utilize both. As a Sales Engineer at Okta, you will hone each of these skills by advising a diverse set of customers on what is possible using Okta’s Identity Platform.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the sales team in helping customers understand what they can achieve with Okta

Understand customer requirements and communicate the business value of solving technology problems using cloud technology

Execute the delivery of POCs for customers that have more complex use cases, collaborating with other Okta engineering teams as needed

Craft technical content to show customers how to implement specific use cases or standard methodologies for new technologies

Prepare demos and proof of concepts to demonstrate various use cases for Okta’s Platform

Confident dispensing knowledge to a highly skilled and experienced audience.

Typically 10-25% travel

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field is preferred.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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About Okta

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud connects and protects employees of many of the world's largest enterprises. It also securely connects enterprises to their partners, suppliers and customers. With deep integrations to over 5,000 applications, the Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access for any user from any device. Thousands of customers, including 20th Century Fox, Adobe, Dish Networks, Experian, Flex, LinkedIn, and News Corp, trust Okta to help them work faster, boost revenue and stay secure. Okta helps customers fulfill their missions faster by making it safe and easy to use the technologies they need to do their most significant work.